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Saturday, March 30, 2019

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Elephants, Stoners, Lawmen, 'Diane' and Agnes Varda

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I was very happy to be with TCM's Alicia Malone on Press Play yesterday, especially because we talked a little about the passing of ...
Friday, March 29, 2019

True/False 2019: The Rankings and the Rundown

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My seventh True/False was, by critical consensus, not one of the festival's strongest. But there were still some gems. Here's a q...

Idlewild - "Quiet Crown"

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Apparently You're happy You've realized I'm meant to be Unhappy I've realized Idlewild have a new album coming out ne...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

What's Tim Burton's Best Movie?

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That's the question we wrestle with over at Vulture .

'Dumbo' Review

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Like plenty of other Tim Burton protagonists, Dumbo is an outsider in a cruel world in Dumbo . There are a lot of fascinating components ...

Some Thoughts on 'The Dirt'

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I really hated The Dirt , which only exacerbated my feelings about Motley Crue. I wrote about that, "Get in the Ring" and a bun...
Monday, March 25, 2019

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Jordan Peele, 'Dragged Across Country' and 'Rumble Fish'

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Much happens in this week's episode. We go long diving into Us. Then we speak up for Dragged Across Country . Will tells me about Ro...

Some Thoughts on 'Us'

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What did you think of the ending? Is Jordan Peele the next Hitchcock? Is "Hands Across America" the worst benefit song ever...

'Shazam!' Review

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The DC faithful aren't too happy with me for not liking Shazam! Sorry, folks. My review is up at Screen International .
Saturday, March 23, 2019

The Horror Movies That Academy Voters Loved

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Horror films tend not to get much attention at the Oscars. But there are some worthy exceptions. For this week's Debate Club, we look...
Friday, March 22, 2019

Peter Gabriel - "Digging in the Dirt"

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Let's take a moment to remember the other Us , the album Peter Gabriel released in 1992.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

'Us' Review

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I thought Get Out was good, if slightly overrated. So where did I land on Us ? My review is up at Screen International .
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Why I Don't Like Binge-Watching

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People love binging their favorite shows. I find myself really torn about the phenomenon. I unpacked my feelings over at MEL in a piec...
Monday, March 18, 2019

Some Thoughts on 'Triple Frontier'

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"[Most Netflix films are] sorta like normal movies, but not exactly. Sure, they have movie stars in them, and they’re part of recogn...

'Penguins' Review

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Disneynature movies are always a bit cringe-y: Lots of super-cute animals being forced into very basic storylines. I felt charitable towa...

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Triple Frontier,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' and 'High Tension'

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On this week's podcast, we differ on Triple Frontier , but we're in complete agreement about the greatness of Zero Dark Thirty in...
Sunday, March 17, 2019

The Best Horror Movies of the 1990s

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Do you like scary movies? The list is over at SyFy .
Friday, March 15, 2019

Cardi B (featuring Chance the Rapper) - "Best Life"

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So many great lines: I'm like Big Pop mixed with Tupac I'm like Makaveli  You need some Little Caesars pizza I be hot and ready...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

SXSW 2019: 'The Highwaymen' Review

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"A movie for dads" was how most at SXSW dismissed The Highwaymen , a film starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as the rea...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

My Interview With Gregg Araki

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On the day I graduated from USC, Gregg Araki (who attended their graduate film program) released Nowhere , which felt like an ominous tit...
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Tim Grierson
Senior U.S. critic for Screen International. My writing appears at the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture and the A.V. Club. My latest book is This Is How You Make a Movie. I'm also the author of Martin Scorsese in Ten Scenes and Public Enemy: Inside the Terrordome. Other books: FilmCraft: Screenwriting, Wilco: Sunken Treasure, and Blinking Lights and Other Revelations: The Story of Eels. (I'm also co-author of FilmCraft: Cinematography.) Email me at grierson@hotmail.com.
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